Chris Cross, Ultravox bassist and “Vienna” co-writer, dies at 71
Ultravox bassist Chris Cross, who co-wrote the U.K. new wave group’s 1981 smash “Vienna,” has died. He was 71. The English bassist, born Christopher Allen,…
USC’s March Madness run built by trend-setting performance coach
The best recruit in the country has lived up to every ounce of hype. The Ivy League transfers have made the transition look seamless. But…
March Madness: Clarice Akunwafo, future surgeon and USC’s stopper
Lindsay Gottlieb paused to collect her thoughts. How could she summarize Clarice Akunwafo’s career highs in blocked shots and steals on the biggest stage of…
March Madness: JuJu Watkins leads USC women to NCAA Sweet 16
She banked in the final exclamation point and JuJu Watkins could finally relax. The intense glare on her face melted into a joyous grin as…
USC walk-on India Otto shines in her March Madness moment
India Otto heard the chants before she got the call. “We want Otto!” the Galen Center crowd started yelling. “We want Otto!” With less than…
March Madness: JuJu Watkins can steer USC to NCAA Final Four
On her first possession of her first game in her first dance, Judea Skies Watkins lost the ball. She dribbled directly into the hands of…
March Madness: Kiki Rice leads UCLA women past Cal Baptist
The takeover started with a flurry of shotmaking. Worried about California Baptist’s ability to make three-pointers in bunches Saturday at Pauley Pavilion, it was UCLA…
Meet the brother-sister duo celebrating March Madness together
The Forbes kids always were dreamers. They wrote down their goals on sticky notes, scribbled them in journals and typed them into notes apps. In…
March Madness: JuJu Watkins breaks USC scoring record in win
JuJu Watkins said she didn’t know what to expect during her first NCAA tournament game. But USC knows exactly what to expect from its star…
March Madness: Belfast basketball star CJ Fulton relishing opportunity to play in tournament
Fulton established himself as one of the major talents in the Basketball Ireland Super League, helping Belfast Star to their first title in 21 years…
There’s a (winning) method to Mick Cronin’s madness at UCLA
He looks like a madman, stomping around the sideline as if he’s smashing grapes. Yelling at officials and his own players with equal abandon, his…
UCLA’s last-second loss to Utah dims their March Madness hopes
It was a sequence that symbolized a season. One moment Pauley Pavilion was rocking and UCLA was rolling, players screaming, fans singing. “You gotta fight…for…
British Army’s plan to ‘relax security checks for recruits from overseas’ branded ‘dangerous madness’
THE British Army's plan to "relax security checks for overseas recruits" has been branded "dangerous madness". Top brass are reportedly mulling a proposal to make…